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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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