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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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