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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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