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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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