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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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