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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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