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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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