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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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