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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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