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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
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 institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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