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 Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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