MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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