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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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