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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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