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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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