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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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