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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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