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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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