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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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