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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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