MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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