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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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