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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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