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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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