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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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