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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|