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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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