MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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