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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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