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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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