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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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