MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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