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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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