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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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