MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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