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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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