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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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