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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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