MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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