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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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