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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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