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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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