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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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