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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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