MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about 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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