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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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