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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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