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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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