MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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