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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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