MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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