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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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