MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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