MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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