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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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