MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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