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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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