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
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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