MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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