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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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