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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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