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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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