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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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