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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
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
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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