MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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