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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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