MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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