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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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