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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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