MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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