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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major 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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