MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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