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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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