MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
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 numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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