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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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