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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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