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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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