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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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