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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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