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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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