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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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