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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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