MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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