MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open 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 many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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