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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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