MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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