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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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