MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
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
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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