MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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