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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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