MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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