MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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