MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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