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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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