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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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