MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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