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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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