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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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