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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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