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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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