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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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