MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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