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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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