MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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