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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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