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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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