MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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