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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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