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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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