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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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