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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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