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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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