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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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