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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|