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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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