MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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