MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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