MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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