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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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