MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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