MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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