MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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