MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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