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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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