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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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