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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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