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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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