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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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