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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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