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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|