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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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