MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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