MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key 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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