MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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