MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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