MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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