MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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