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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major 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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