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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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