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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|