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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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