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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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