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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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