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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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