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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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