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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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