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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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