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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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