MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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