MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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