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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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 a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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