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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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