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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
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
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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