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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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