MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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