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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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