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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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