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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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