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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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