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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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