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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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