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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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