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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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