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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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