MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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