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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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