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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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