MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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