MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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