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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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