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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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