MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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