MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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