MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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