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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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 lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|