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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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