MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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