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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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