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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major 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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