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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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