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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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