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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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