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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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