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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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