MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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