MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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