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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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