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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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