MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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