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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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