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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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