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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
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 lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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