MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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