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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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