MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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