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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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