MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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