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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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