MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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