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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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