MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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