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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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