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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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