MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
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.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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