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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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