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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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