MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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