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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
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 many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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