MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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