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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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