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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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