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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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