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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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