MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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