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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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