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
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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