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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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