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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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