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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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