MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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