MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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