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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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