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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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