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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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