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
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key 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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