MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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