MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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