MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|