MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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