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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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