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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
