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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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