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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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