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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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