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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|