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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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