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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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