MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically 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
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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