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.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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