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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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