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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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