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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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