MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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