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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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