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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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