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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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