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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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