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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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