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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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