MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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