MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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