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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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