MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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