MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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