MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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