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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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