MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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