MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes 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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