MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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