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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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