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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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