MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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