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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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