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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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