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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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