MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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