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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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