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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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