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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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