MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
