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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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