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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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