MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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