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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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