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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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