MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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