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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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