MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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