MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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