MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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