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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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