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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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