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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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