MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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