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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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