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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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