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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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