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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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