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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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