MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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