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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|