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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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