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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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