MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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