MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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