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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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