MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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