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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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