MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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