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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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