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
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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