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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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