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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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