MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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