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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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