MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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