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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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