MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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