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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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