MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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