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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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