MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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