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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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