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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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