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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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