MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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