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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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