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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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