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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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