MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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