MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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