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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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