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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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