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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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