MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|