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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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