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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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