MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major 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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