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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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