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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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