MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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