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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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