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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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