MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
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
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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