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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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