MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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