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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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