MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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