MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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