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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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