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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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