MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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