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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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