MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important 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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