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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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