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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines 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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