MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major 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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