MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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