MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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