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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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