MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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