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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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