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
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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