MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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