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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
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 institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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