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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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