MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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