MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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