MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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