MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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