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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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