MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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