MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|