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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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