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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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