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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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