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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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