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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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