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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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