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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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