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
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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