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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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