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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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