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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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