MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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