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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
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
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
