MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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