MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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 institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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