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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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