MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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