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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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