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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire 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 topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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