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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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