MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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