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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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