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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|