MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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