MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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