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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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