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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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