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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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