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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses 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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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