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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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