MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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