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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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