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 Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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