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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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