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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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