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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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