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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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