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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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