MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
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
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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