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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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