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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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