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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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