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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
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
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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