MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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