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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
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 variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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