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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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