MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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