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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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