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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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