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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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