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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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