MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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