MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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