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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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