MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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