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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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