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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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