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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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