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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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