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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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