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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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