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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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