MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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