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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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