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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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