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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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