MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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