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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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