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
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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