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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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