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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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