MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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