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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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