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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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