MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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