MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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