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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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