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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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