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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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