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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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