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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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