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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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