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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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