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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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