MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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