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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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