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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open 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
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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