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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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