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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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