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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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