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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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