MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
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 variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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