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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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