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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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