MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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