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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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