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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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