MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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