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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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