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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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