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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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