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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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