MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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