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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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