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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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