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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs 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
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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