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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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