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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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