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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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