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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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