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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
