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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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