MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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