MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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