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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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