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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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