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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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