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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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