MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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