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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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