MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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