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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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