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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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