MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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