MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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