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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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