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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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