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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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