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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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