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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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