MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
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
online learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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