MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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