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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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