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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
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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