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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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