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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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