MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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