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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
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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