MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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