MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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