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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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