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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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