MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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