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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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