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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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