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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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