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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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