MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
free
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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