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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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